#4E4573#4E4573

#4E4573 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.076 H 291.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4573
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 115)
HSL	hsl(252, 25%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(252, 40%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 40%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.06, 15.22, -25.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.06, 29.39, 301.19°)
OKLab	oklab(42.03% 0.0281 -0.0702)
OKLCH	oklch(42.03% 0.076 291.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.3637, 7.1136, 17.1487)
Luminance	0.0711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4573 #6A7345

analogous

#455373 #4E4573 #654573

triadic

#4E4573 #734E45 #45734E

tetradic

#4E4573 #734553 #6A7345 #457365

square

#4E4573 #734553 #6A7345 #457365

split-complementary

#4E4573 #736545 #537345

monochromatic

#1A1726 #342E4D #4E4573 #685C99 #8A80B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.67

#4E4573 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#4E4573 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4573

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4573	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4573	1.00	8.67	2.42	8.67
#FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#384C75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#384B72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464D56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4573;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.076 291.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81789b',
    500: '#4e4573',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4573;
$custom-light: #81789b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4573",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.739,
    "s": 25,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42032,
    "c": 0.07564,
    "h": 291.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4573

secondary

#969E75

accent

#C166B0

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4573

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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